Residential Streets to Be Repaved This Summer

Ten new residential road construction projects will begin in Novi this summer.

The Novi City Council approved a $1 million expenditure toward the projects at its meeting Monday night.

The projects will be completed as part of the Neighborhood Road Program, in which the city invests annually into city streets. Projects are picked based on an evaluation of the pavement condition using PASER ratings, field observations by staff, and resident concerns.

The 10 streets picked to be improved this year are some of the worst in the city.

The city stresses the importance of using preventative maintenance to preserve good quality roads using low-cost rehabilitation techniques, rather than allowing the roads to deteriorate to a point that requires reconstruction involving much more effort at a higher cost, according to the council action item.

"This is one of those things where it's a good thing to spend a lot of money," said City Manager Clay Pearson.

This year's program will include the following streets:

Upcoming Novi Road Improvements

Construction is expected to begin this summer and be completed within the construction season.

The projects will be done by Hard Rock Concrete, the lowest of four bidders for the contract.

The streets selected cover 1.95 miles. If the is passed by Novi voters this August, another 2.63 miles of neighborhood streets could be improved in 2013, according to the council action item.